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Pushkin: A Biography

Born in 1799, the child of a feckless aristocrat and a descendant of the African slave who became a favorite of Peter the Great, Pushkin described his loveless childhood as intolerable. His perception of himself as ugly derived from features inherited from his black great-grandfather; nevertheless, he pursued love affairs with some of the most beautiful women of his time. When he was only twenty-one, his liberal poems led to banishment in southern Russia where, isolated and bored, he began to write feverishly. In his thirties, Pushkin's marriage to the seventeen-year-old beauty Natalya Goncharova brought him unexpected solace, but it was Natalya's flirtation with the Frenchman d'Anthes that led to the duel in which Pushkin lost his life.

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LibraryThing Review

Avis d'utilisateur - Marse - LibraryThing

Looking at my entry for this book in librarything, it seems I had read it 7 years ago and gave it a 3-star rating, but did not write a review. Hmmm. I have no memory of having read it before--but this ...Consulter l'avis complet

PUSHKIN: A Biography

Avis d'utilisateur - Jane Doe - Kirkus

An accessible biography that emphasizes the contradictions in Pushkin's personality and how they contributed to his early death. In this bicentennial year of Pushkin's birthe, the author establishes ...Consulter l'avis complet